Mass Market Paperback, 118 pages
English language
Published July 1, 1983 by Bantam.
Steinbeck's writing: Great. He writes in this great way where he gives the reader a lot of room to fill in the blanks, and I love it.
The story: Fucked me up.
A Mexican fairy tale reworked and retold by one of my favorite story tellers. At its heart, it is a story about the evil that comes from wealth, but it's also a story of the perils living in a society rigged against you. But is the novel saying that there is no way out for Kino and Juana? There is no way to fight the system, because it will screw you over? I don't think that's the intended message, but it lends itself to an interesting discussion.
Short, bitter tale about the dangers of wealth and the hideousness of greed, told by the world's leading expert in both topics. A great, tense, gut-wringing story.
